A dirt pile is all that remains of “USB,” Temple’s 70’s-era University Services Building, which housed various administrative and support offices before their relocation in
November. Crews demolished the structure from the inside out, sorting and recycling valuable materials such as wiring, floor tiles and steel before taking a wrecking ball to its
exterior. The site is being cleared to make way for a multi-use student residential complex as part of Temple’s 20/20 framework plan for Main Campus. Plans for the complex include
a residential tower, parking facility, dining services, green space and Broad-Street-facing retail outlets that will benefit students and community members alike. The signature project
will create a southern gateway to Temple’s Main Campus along North Broad Street.